Post-Quantum Cryptography: What "Q-Day" Actually Means and Why NIST Finalized New Encryption Standards
In August 2024, after an eight-year public evaluation process, NIST finalized three new encryption standards designed to survive a computer that doesn't exist yet. Here's what they actually protect against, and why waiting until it exists would already be too late.
Ravindra Valand
August 1, 2026
5 min read